I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
ROSA PARKSI think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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